Brigham Young (film)
| Brigham Young | |
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 1940 theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Henry Hathaway |
| Written by | Louis Bromfield |
| Screenplay by | Lamar Trotti |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring | Tyrone Power Linda Darnell Dean Jagger |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Edited by | Robert Bischoff |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.5 million[1] |
Brigham Young (also known as Brigham Young – Frontiersman) is a 1940 American biographical romantic drama film that describes Young's succession to the presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after founder Joseph Smith, Jr. was assassinated in 1844.
Plot
The story begins in frontier-town Nauvoo, Illinois in 1844. It follows the main body of the Church as they are forced to leave Illinois, choosing to settle temporarily in Nebraska and then to travel by wagon train to the Great Basin. Much of the story's plot revolves around two of the group, Jonathan Kent and Zina Webb.[2]
Cast
- Tyrone Power as Jonathan Kent
- Linda Darnell as Zina Webb - The Outsider
- Dean Jagger as Brigham Young
- Brian Donlevy as Angus Duncan
- Jane Darwell as Eliza Kent
- John Carradine as Porter Rockwell
- Mary Astor as Mary Ann Young
- Vincent Price as Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Jean Rogers as Clara Young
- Ann E. Todd as Mary Kent
- Willard Robertson as Heber Kimball
- Moroni Olsen as Doc Richards
- Marc Lawrence as Prosecutor
- Stanley Andrews as Hyrum Smith
- Frank Thomas as Hubert Crum
Reception
Michael and Henry Medved included Brigham Young in their 1984 book describing film financial failures, The Hollywood Hall of Shame, stating "Twentieth Century-Fox tried to emphasize its star power and to downplay the religious elements (eventually re-titling it Brigham Young, Frontiersman), but the picture still failed, even in Utah."[3]
See also
References
- ^ 'Brigham Young' Cost Reported to be $2,500,000 Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 03 Sep 1940: 8.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/titles/tt003228/[permanent dead link] Brigham Young (1940) film page at Internet Movie Database, accessed 13 November 2009
- ^ Medved & Medved, The Hollywood Hall of Shame (1984), p. 205
External links
- Brigham Young at IMDb
- Brigham Young at the TCM Movie Database
- Brigham Young at AllMovie
- Brigham Young--Frontiersman at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Brigham Young Souvenir Program Reprint. MSS SC 388; 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University.
- 1940 films
- 1940s romantic drama films
- 1940s Western (genre) films
- 1940s biographical films
- American films
- American biographical films
- American romantic drama films
- American Western (genre) films
- English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- Romantic Western (genre) films
- Biographical films about religious leaders
- Films about Mormonism
- Films set in 1844
- Films set in the 1840s
- Films set in the 19th century
- Films set in Illinois
- Films set in Utah
- Films shot in California
- Films shot in Los Angeles
- Films shot in Salt Lake City
- 20th Century Fox films
- Films directed by Henry Hathaway
- Films produced by Darryl F. Zanuck
- Screenplays by Lamar Trotti
- Film scores by Alfred Newman
- Cultural depictions of Brigham Young